false 764347 10 In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them. Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthday, they can't be harmed -- but when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, are wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away. In <I>Unwind</i>, <I>Boston Globe/Horn Book</i> Award winner Neal Shusterman challenges readers' ideas about life -- not just where life begins, and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive. 750423 6 11 2007 Unwind total:2152|5:1137|4:712|3:245|2:46|1:12| 2152 9372 3986 745 5 10 false false Wed Mar 26 07:36:41 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 08:04:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 08:03:51 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 14:31:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:41:37 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 02:31:22 -0700 2009
Days after reading:
Still thinking...

The first 3/4 of the book was absolutely amazing, page turner! Then the last 1/4 I slowed down, had to read a couple of times over because it was so mind-gripping. It's disturbing, and [can't seem to fin...more...]]> 5 3 false true Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 16:00:57 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 14:23:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 21 11:27:45 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 18 06:10:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 30 13:43:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 09 12:58:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 11:18:36 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 15:15:55 -0700 2009 1
Shusterman paints a future close to ours, a world where humans a...more...]]> 3 4 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:12:46 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 12:46:48 -0700 2009 Unwind offers an extremely uncomfortable version of the future. In the aftermath of a war between Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies, an unsettling compromise is offered. Although abortions are outlawed, parents can elect to 'unwind' their children once they reach thirteen. The surgical process harvests...more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 22 21:06:17 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 19:00:49 -0800 2008 1 5 1 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:11:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:17:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 21:48:03 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 22:15:52 -0800 2009 In a futuristic society abortion is banned in favor of unwinding, a procedure where teens are harvested for their body parts. Since all of the body parts are transplanted elsewhere, the person is considered still living but in a separated sta...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 13:28:13 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 18:06:46 -0800 2009
This book deserves six stars for its ingenious plot!

The novel opens by explaining that the United States experienced its second civil war instigated by pro-life and pro-choice advocates bent on destroying each other. To end t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 07:06:26 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 17:02:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Tue Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 12:57:02 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 07:30:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 10:49:13 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 10:40:33 -0700 2008
Imagine a world in which the pro-life and pro-choice camps got guns and started shooting each other. Hey with the way di...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 19:41:48 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 19:31:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 08:32:05 -0800 2008 Fri May 08 23:32:33 -0700 2009 1
This book is about the battle between Pro-Life and Pro-Choice where the two groups reach a compromise called "...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 00:51:21 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 21:34:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 12 22:31:01 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 22:31:13 -0700 2008
In his chilling new novel, Neal Shusterman paints a picture of a world where there aren't any cures and doctors, just surgeons and replacements.

Three unwanted teenagers face a fate worse that death -- unwinding. Their bod...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 31 20:14:08 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:14:43 -0700 2008 more...]]>